Athletics at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – Men's 800 metres

The Men's 800m athletics events for the 2024 Summer Paralympics will take place at the Stade de France from 5 to 7 September, 2024. A total of 3 events will be contested over this distance.

Athletics – Men's 800 metres
at the XVII Paralympic Games
VenueStade de France
Dates5 – 7 September 2024
No. of events3
2020
800 metres
Men's · T34 · T53 · T54 · Women's · T34 · T53 · T54

Schedule

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R Round 1 F Final
Date[1] Thu 5 Fri 6 Sat 7
Event M E M E M E
T34 800m R F
T53 800m R F
T54 800m R F

Medal summary

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The following is a summary of the medals awarded across all 800 metres events.

Classification Gold Silver Bronze
T34
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Austin Smeenk
  Canada
1:39.27 Chaiwat Rattana
  Thailand
1:39.48 Rheed McCracken
  Australia
1:40.13
T53
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Brent Lakatos
  Canada
1:37.32 SB Pongsakorn Paeyo
  Thailand
1:38.26 Brian Siemann
  United States
1:38.44
T54
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Jin Hua
  China
1:28.20 PR, AR Dai Yunqiang
  China
1:29.94 PB Marcel Hug
  Switzerland
1:30.98

Results

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The following were the results of the finals only of each of the Men's 800 metres events in each of the classifications. Further details of each event, including where appropriate heats and semi finals results, are available on that event's dedicated page.

The T34 category is for wheelchair athletes with cerebral palsy. Athletes in this category have minimal limitations or control problems in their arms and trunk while pushing a wheelchair.

The final in this classification will take place on 7 September 2024, at 10:12:[2]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  Austin Smeenk   Canada 1:39.27
  Chaiwat Rattana   Thailand 1:39.48
  Rheed McCracken   Australia 1:40.13
4 Wang Yang   China 1:40.14
5 Walid Ktila   Tunisia 1:41.07
6 Isaac Towers   Great Britain 1:41.68
7 Ali Radi Arshid   Qatar 1:41.84
8 Roberto Michel   Mauritius 1:42.17 SB

The T53 category is for wheelchair athletes with normal use of arms and hands, no or limited trunk function, and no leg function.

The final in this classification took place on 5 September 2024, at 19:58:[3]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  Brent Lakatos   Canada 1:37.32
  Pongsakorn Paeyo   Thailand 1:38.26
  Brian Siemann   United States 1:38.44
4 Pierre Fairbank   France 1:40.69
5 Pichet Krungget   Thailand 1:40.71
6 Masaberee Arsae   Thailand 1:40.91
7 Yoo Byung-hoon   South Korea 1:41.20 SB
8 Mohamed Nidhal Khelifi   Tunisia 1:42.50 AR

The T54 category is for wheelchair athletes with no leg function, but near full arm function and reasonable to normal trunk function. Typically this may be caused by a lower spinal cord injury or spinal cord birth defect.

The final in this classification took place on 5 September 2024, at 20:21:[4]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  Jin Hua   China 1:28.20 PR
  Dai Yunqiang   China 1:29.94 PB
  Marcel Hug   Switzerland 1:30.98
4 Nathan Maguire   Great Britain 1:31.09
5 Daniel Romanchuk   United States 1:31.24
6 Athiwat Paeng-Nuea   Thailand 1:31.27
7 Saichon Konjen   Thailand 1:31.60
8 Hu Yang   China 1:31.89 SB

References

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  1. ^ "Athletics Competition Schedule". Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Men's 800m – T34 – Final results" (PDF). Paralympics. 7 September 2024. p. 106. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Men's 800m – T53 – Final results" (PDF). Paralympics. 5 September 2024. p. 110. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  4. ^ "Men's 800m – T54 – Final results" (PDF). Paralympics. 5 September 2024. p. 111. Retrieved 6 September 2024.